Groundhogs emerge from their burrows around Feb.4. This fits the folklore of Groundhog Day, but predicting the weather is not their objective.

Groundhog Day is Monday, Feb. 2. The answer is in his name. The groundhog is known as Punxsutawney Phil, because the town where the Groundhog Day tradition originated is called Punxsutawney, ...

Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation’s ...

Groundhog Day is Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. What to know as Punxsutawney Phil makes his weather prediction from Gobbler’s Knob.

For 364 days out of the year, the print, television and radio media are the authority in weather forecasting for most people.

Even with all eyes on Punxsutawney Phil, the infamous rodent has an accuracy rating of about 35%, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

PETA is again pushing for Punxsutawney Phil to be retired from the Groundhog Day forecasting tradition. The animal rights ...

The Groundhog Day ceremony, which is set to take place on Monday, Feb. 2, at the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton will be closed to the public this year due to the weather.

Hope’s popular Groundhog Day celebration, presented by Main Street of Hope and Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators, is just around ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Staten Island Zoo, West Brighton, will welcome the public to its annual Groundhog Day ceremony on ...